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For years, Austin and I lived on less than $1500 per month. My blog post showing our average monthly budget at $1500 per month is my most popular post, month after month.
Well, life has changed quite a bit since I wrote that post.
Austin finished his degree and got a job in his degree field. Because of his new job, we moved to a bigger (more expensive) city. We sold our incredibly inexpensive first home and bought one in our new location.
Our budget has increased significantly, mostly because of living in a more expensive city. So I wanted to share what our current budget looks like.
Like before, I'm still not sharing what our actual income is. Any income that we earn above our monthly budget listed below gets saved to an emergency fund, goes towards paying off debt, or gets used on house projects.
Even if we don't earn any more money than what we budget monthly for, we can live just fine off of our monthly budget. Any extra money goes towards "extras", if that makes sense.
Sidenote: I made a spreadsheet that I use each month to create our monthly budget and to track our spending. If you're interested in customizing it for yourself, just enter your email list below so that I can send it to you!
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Stress less about your finances today with the spreadsheet I use each month to create our budget and track our spending!
If you want more budgeting examples, I have a "Real Life Budgets" Series where I share other people's monthly budgets. There are examples for people in all difference circumstances: early retirement, living in a big city, paying off debt… Click here to see more real life budgets!
How to Live on $2500 Per Month
Mortgage: $845
We moved to a bigger city with much more expensive housing. Our mortgage has more than doubled! (Granted, our first home was a foreclosure which is a big reason why it was so cheap)
Utilities: $140
We're still adjusting to the utility bills at our new house. I budget $140 for gas and electric. Since gas is higher in the winter and electric is higher in the summer, I think it will even out to about this much per month.
Phones: $55
Big news y'all! We finally got smartphones a few months ago! We went with Google Project Fi and are super happy with it so far. We paid for our phones up front and pay $55 per month for service, which is only tiny bit more than we paid per month for "dumb phones". We're extra careful not to use much data. Since Austin has wifi at work and I'm always on wifi at home, it's not too hard at all.
Internet: $60
I'm pretty sure we don't know how to survive without internet anymore 🙂
Health Insurance: $352
Our previous health insurance was crazy-cheap through the government tax credit because our income was so low. Our current insurance is through Austin's work and costs a lot more. It's good insurance though, which is nice. I don't think too much about the cost since it comes out of his paychecks.
Dental Insurance: $10
This is also through Austin's work.
Car Insurance: $87
We've shared one car since we got married seven years ago and it has saved us so much money. It's definitely not always convenient, but we'll keep making it work for as long as possible.
Car Payment: $175
This one pains me to write down. We try hard to not have any debt, but we took on a car payment over the winter. Our old car kept having expensive issues and it wasn't worth the money or the stress to keep fixing it. We got a fairly inexpensive used car and are trying hard to pay off the loan as soon as possible.
Gas: $60
We live pretty close to everywhere we regularly go, which keeps this amount low. Plus, a small efficient car helps too!
Household Stuff: $45
I like to budget separately for food and other household stuff (like razors, toilet paper, trash bags…). It's easier for me to keep a handle on our spending when I keep these categories separate.
Eating Out / Entertainment: $100
Since moving, we've gone back and forth on how much to spend on eating out and entertainment. $100 seems to be a good number right now. We can go out to eat a couple of times and maybe see a matinee movie with this much. Plus, Austin goes out to eat occasionally at work which comes out of this money.
We've gotten some great deals on going out with Groupon which has helped stretch our money.
Groceries: $260
I try to stick to $65 per week for groceries. Remember, this is just food and doesn't include any household supplies or eating out.
I save a lot of money by meal planning and shopping at Aldi.
You can get my super simple, complete meal planning guide here (it lays out my whole system, provides the worksheets you need, and contains a premade one-week meal plan with recipes and the grocery list so that you can see the system in action). It only takes me 15 minutes per week to plan our meals and make our grocery list and I'm sure we've literally saved thousands of dollars over the years because of it!
I also use Ibotta to get money back on our groceries. They have rebates for fruits, veggies, and store brand foods (just search "any" in the app to find these rebates). If you sign up with my referral link, you will get $10 added to your account when you scan a receipt for your first rebate. You may have a receipt in your wallet right now that will work.
♦ Savings ♦
To keep our budget pretty much the same month to month, we use multiple savings accounts. Each month, money is automatically deposited into each of the separate accounts listed below. Then when we need to spend money from one of the accounts, I transfer it into our checking account.
This helps us save up all year round for Christmas, quarterly bills like our water bills, or yearly bills like our life insurance bill. Sometimes we go months without needing to do anything to our car and the money builds up. Then it's there when we need it.
Water & Trash: $40
We get a quarterly water bill and transfer money into a trash collection account when needed.
Car: $20
This is enough to cover oil changes, small repairs, and our yearly registration fee. Any big repairs need to come from any extra money we make or our emergency fund.
Mozzie: $30
Mozzie, our dog, has his own account because he's expensive! This goes to pay for grooming, vet appointments, medication, and food.
Gifts: $20
We save $20 per month to go towards any non-Christmas gifts throughout the year, like for birthdays or Mother's Day. It's not a huge amount, so we usually don't spend much on each event. You can read my list of gifts that are $15 and under.
Life Insurance: $33
This builds up until we pay the bill once a year.
Medical: $20
We save money monthly in this account to help pay any copays that come up. We also use it for over the counter medicine because cold medicine is kind of expensive and tends to blow my budget when one of us gets sick.
Christmas: $30
We save for Christmas throughout the year so that December doesn't become a super expensive month. It's really nice to buy the gifts we need and then immediately be able to transfer the money to pay off the credit card! Debt free Christmas is the way to go.
House: $20
The money in our house fund goes toward any small repairs. Big repairs are usually unexpected and come from our emergency fund. Bigger house projects (non-emergency ones, like redoing a bathroom) get paid for with any extra money we make above our monthly budgeted amount.
Giving: $100
We don't give regularly to any churches or organizations. We just give what we can a few times per year, so I like to have money set aside for that.
Clothes: $25
This is a newer category for us. We used to only buy clothes when absolutely necessary and if we had extra money. $25 isn't a ton but we found a great thrift store to help us stretch the money. I've got some tips for shopping at thrift stores here.
Allowance: $20
Austin and I each get an "allowance" of $10 per month. It's not much but we used to not have any, so it feels like a bit of a luxury. It's enough for each of us to buy something fun or we can save it up for a few months for something bigger.
Total: $2547.00
Our Emergency Fund: I mentioned our emergency fund a few times but it's not listed in our budget, so I wanted to explain. We keep a separate bank account with our emergency fund in it. Ideally, it would have six month's worth of expenses saved up in it, but right now it's closer to three. If our emergency fund is full, we don't worry about it and let it sit as it is. If we need to add more to it, we do that with any extra money we make above our monthly budgeted amount.
When I first shared our $1500 per month budget, I got all kinds of comments saying, "this would never work for me because…" which is fine!
We all have different reasons for spending what we do. I think it's important to realize that those reasons are all choices, though.
We could have spent a lot more on our house and had a much higher mortgage but we chose not to. It would be nice to have a higher allowance or a bigger grocery budget, and we probably could work that out, but our priorities are elsewhere. It can be super inconvenient to share a car but we make it work to keep our expenses down. It's all about choices and priorities.
Each person's budget looks very different based on location, income, health concerns, priorities… There are so many variables!
I don't share our budget thinking that ours is the right way to do it. I share it as an example of how to live on $2500 per month.
When we first started budgeting, it was hard to find examples of real life budgets. I think it can be helpful to see how others spend their money because you can think about how you would tweak things based on your specific circumstances.
You Might Like These Posts Too:
When to Save and When to Pay Off Debt
How I Stick to a $70/Week Grocery Budget
How to Stop Eating Out: Finally Break the Habit!
The 5 Biggest Ways We Save Big Money
⇒ Feel free to ask me any questions about our budget or budgeting in general in the comments! I try to answer them all.
Free Customizable Budget and Spending Tracker Spreadsheet
Stress less about your finances today with the spreadsheet I use each month to create our budget and track our spending!


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Business Intelligence and Your Channel Partner Program
Business intelligence, in the channel, as in other contexts, is about the correlation between such metrics. And in those correlations lies the chance to optimize your partner program.
Business Intelligence and Your Channel Partner Program: Turning Raw Metrics into Diagnostics
In a channel management context, metrics include opportunities and deals registered, courses completed, materials downloaded, MDF requested and spent and sales closed. Business intelligence, in the channel, as in other contexts, is about the correlation between such metrics. And in those correlations lies the chance to optimize your partner program.
Link Marketing Collateral to Sales
For example, check how many downloads of marketing collateral correlate with deal registration. If there's a sales lift among partners who downloaded this collateral, it's a good sign that your content creation dollars were well spent.
Do some pieces of content correlate much more closely with a sales lift than others? Huddle with some key partners and investigate whether the topic, tone and target audiences of that content is right for their customers. Low download rates may also suggest that partners that aren't accurately profiled in your system, and therefore not being informed of new products relevant to their customers' industries.
Prove How Training Improves Performance -- or Fix Training
Training and certifications should correlate positively with performance. A healthy uptick here and you can show your partners in dollars and cents why they should make the investment in time and perhaps travel. Show that earnings delta to your mid-tier of partners -- those who need a little extra prodding. If you don't have the data to back up the positive correlation, then your training is in trouble and needs to be reviewed.
A drill-down into test scores can also show if test takers are tripping over particular questions. If most people are losing points on a particular technology or product, your course content may be confusing. You are losing sales opportunities when your partners can't adequately explain your products to prospects.
Since a partner management automation solution like Relayware time-stamps all activity, you also have the chance to clock (and improve) the speed of your lead follow-through. You can prove the need for speed after handoff by finding correlations between prompt follow-up and sales. By the same token, you can see which partners let leads go stale, issue warnings, and if necessary, drop them from the program.
Prove MDF is Working -- or Fix MDF
MDF is another area in which deeper intelligence harvests gains. First, an automated tracking system helps encourage a more even, consistent rate of applications and approvals through the quarter, instead of the typical last-minute push. Second, seeing partner performance plotted with rate of MDF expenditure reveals who makes the best use of the most funds.
Ideally, you see MDF applications climb up the graph just ahead of deal registrations, for a close correlation. If the two don't move in tandem, your partners are spending MDF ineffectively. Or MDF dollars are going unused, when they could improve the performance of those second-tier partners who just need a little more guidance with marketing activities.
Similarly, plotting incentive awards together with sales performance and other activities should reveal if incentives are spurring partners to step up their game. If activity drops after the incentive is awarded, then it's become the goal by itself, and failed to do the job of making permanent changes that raise both your bottom lines. A good look at this behavior, like many others enabled by PRM software, helps you make the best use of funds.

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Monday, January 10, 2011
Seafire Steakhouse (Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas
I came here for a large party (about 8 for a birthday celebration) and they did a really great job on service. They are quick too if you ask (a few of the guests were on a short dinner break for a poker tournament). I wasn't a fan of any of the appetizers I tried. The artichoke and spinach dip were standard, the crab and lobster cake were meh, and the ahi tuna was terrible. My main course was the osso buco (braised veal). It wasn't tender enough and the meat didn't seem to soak up the sauce as it should have. The best thing was the cake (which actually didn't even come from the restaurant, I had to order it from the Atlantis Bakery). It was a vanilla cake with perfect cream and frosting. The actual cake was more sweeter than the frosting. And it was so moist! Top 5 best cakes I've had.
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Join us next Thursday evening , June 21st thru Saturday June 23rd we will be having our mini Americana and Summer show!!!
Thursday night 4pm to 8
Friday 11- 4
Saturday 10 -2 (different than what was listed on Facebook)
You can view some of the americana http://www.dmzdesigns.com/-c-28.html and summer http://www.dmzdesigns.com/-c-75.html New designs and minis will be available also!!!!
Our american flag wreath has been selling out over and over, be sure to preorder if you want one, this way I ll have it ready for pick up at the show or before, just let me know!!! http://www.dmzdesigns.com/americana-flag-wreath-p-298.html


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برون سپاری، ارتقاء زنجیره تامین و ارتباط صلاحیتهای یک شرکت
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|مقاله انگلیسی
|ترجمه فارسی
|تعداد کلمات
|سفارش دهید
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Publisher : Elsevier - Science Direct (الزویر - ساینس دایرکت)
Journal : Industrial Marketing Management, Volume 38, Issue 4, May 2009, Pages 387–393
چکیده انگلیسی
While planning and implementing outsourcing initiatives, firms often wish to isolate outsourcing to a neatly defined area. However, experiences show that such isolation sometimes fails with detrimental effects for the outsourcing firm. This paper focuses on supply chain upgrading and the connectedness of a firm's competencies. Based on a case study, frameworks are illustrated and managerial implications and further research areas are identified. The paper contributes to the outsourcing discussion with an analytical tool useful for planning and monitoring outsourcing initiatives.
مقدمه انگلیسی
Many industries have experienced an increasing pressure on unit prices as a consequence of globalization. As a result, manufacturing activities have been transferred to low-cost regions in Eastern Europe and to Asia. This trend has been of interest especially among value-chain researchers in industries such as apparel (Gereffi, 1999), furniture (Fakude, 2001, Kaplinsky et al., 2002 and Kaplinsky et al., 2003) and shoes (Bavan and Navas-Alemán, 2001 and Rabellotti, 2001). These studies have indicated that those firms which outsource their manufacturing activities to external actors shift the focus from product and process aspects to downstream oriented issues (Humphrey and Schmitz, 2002, Humphrey, 2004 and Gereffi et al., 2005). The core competence is not manufacturing any more, but essentially all the activities before and after production, e.g. logistics and after-sales service. This orientation has led into development of new types of specialist organizations, the systems integrator (Araujo & Spring, 2006), and new job titles like supply chain integrators (Parker & Anderson, 2002). Thus, value-creation has moved away from manufacturing to downstream activities (Araujo & Spring, 2006) where higher profits are assumed (Wise & Baumgartner, 1999). There are several reasons for this reshuffling of the value chain: Firstly, the opening-up of the global economy has made it possible for historically isolated countries to enter the world trade arena. These new countries typically have low labor costs. Secondly, efficient and effective transportation and communication systems make interaction and exchange over long distances possible and economically viable. Thirdly, more and more firms adopt global sourcing practices and, thus, gain experience in dealing with international suppliers (Kotabe and Murray, 1990, Handfield, 1994, Levy, 1995 and Trent and Monczka, 2003). However, outsourcing is often related to problems and unfulfilled expectations (Antonucci et al., 1998, Quelin and Duhamel, 2003, Lacity and Hirschheim, 1993 and Fill and Visser, 2000). Various firms have reported negative results, sometimes leading to insourcing decisions (Glass, 2000). As such, we need a better understanding of outsourcing decisions. One potential approach is to analyze outsourcing decisions from a competence-based perspective (Prahalad & Hamel, 1990). This perspective adds to the outsourcing discussion which is mainly cost driven.
نتیجه گیری انگلیسی
This paper has demonstrated the importance of a competence-based view on outsourcing. It contributes to theory and practice by illustrating the competence model, its use and the implications derived from it. The illustration is based on a single case study. It would be interesting to systematically analyze various outsourcing initiatives in order to find main trends and typical pitfalls. In this context a comparative study may be conducted comparing those outsourcing activities that have been initiated pro-actively to enhance the core competence thought and those of more reactive initiatives like the one illustrated in this paper. Likewise, different firms make different decisions regarding outsourcing. It would be interesting to analyze if such differences are based on different perceptions of competencies and their interconnectedness. This study has contributed with a novel framework for analyzing outsourcing decisions. This paper shows that a competence-based view on outsourcing decisions is a valuable addition to cost-based perspectives.


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Strategic mistakes Zardari made during US visit could cost him dear: PaperOctober 6th, 2008 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 6 (ANI): During his maiden eight-day US visit, newly elected Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari committed some strategic mistakes like not meeting the Democrats, even presidential and vice-presidential nominees Barack Obama and Joe Biden, respectively, the top PPP leadership In the US who had converged in New York from even as far as Canada, and not interacting with the media during the entire visit, except one press conference which was proceeded by some key events, said an article in The News.
Almost 90 per cent of those who called on the President were Republicans. If Obama wins the White House, most of them would be irrelevant and redundant and Pakistan will have to re-start its lobbying effort from square one, said an official who came from Pakistan and stayed in the same hotel with President Zardari said.
Influential Pakistani-Americans, who are said to be great friends of key Democrats, complained that they were deliberately kept away from President Zardari because the people who were in charge believe that the Republican candidate John McCain would win the November 4 presidential poll and, thus, there would be a continuity in the present policy of President George Bush as far as Pakistan is concerned.
The Pakistan embassy in the US is being blamed for the strategic mistakes because it was assigned the job of arranging meetings of the President. Hardly anyone in the presidential camp is prepared to own these mistakes, some deliberate and some not, said the paper.
The paper quoted a member of the presidential delegation to the US as saying: This could turn out to be a huge and critical misjudgment, and it could cost Pakistan immensely, but President Zardari cannot be blamed for the lapse. How can anyone bet on John McCain even if he is a sure winner because the purse strings would be controlled by a Democratic House and the Senate anyway.
The media team accompanying Zardari was not allowed to meet him even once for a background briefing about his activities and high profile meetings with world leaders. A news conference was all that the media got and most of the important events took place after that conference. No one was even there to explain the all-important joint statement issued after his meeting with the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and after some voices of protest were raised, the foreign secretary gave a briefing at the end of the tour. (ANI)
Tags: asif ali, barack obama, continuity, democrats, eight day, george bush, great friends, joe biden, john mccain, misjudgment, pakistan embassy, president george bush, presidential delegation, presidential nominees, presidential poll, purse strings, republican candidate, republicans, senate, white house


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Flying Fish Hovercraft Home
USA, Philippines, The Bahamas, Finland, Sweden, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Portugal & The UAE. As well as numerous UK sales, off the top of my head, this is a list of the countries we sent hovercraft to in 2016.
Constantly developed and improved products, better marketing and the weak pound have all combined to make 2016 a pretty good year business-wise. Whilst British exports are (for now!) hamstrung by her membership of the European Union, as usual we lost some fantastic enquiries to ridiculous trade tariffs - for instance, an order to provide 10 Snappers for an events company in Brazil fell through when the client discovered the duty rate is 80%!
So the long term forecast following the 'Brexit' referendum of June 23rd 2016 is good for British manufacturers and exporters, once we're able to make our own trade deals with emerging nations and commonwealth countries – many of which are prime markets for a company making luxury toys and providing alternative transport methods!
What I have promised myself is that in 2017, we'll find distributors for our products in Australia - we get numerous enquiries, and having sold a few hovercraft there (plus two years of running a hovercraft driving events business in Queensland, helping out in the 2010 floods and enjoying cruises organised by the Australian Hovercraft Club!) we know what an amazing time you can have with them down under!
So – what's new for this year? Work continues on our larger 6-seat craft which we hope to have in production by early summer, the new Marlin will likewise be launched, though that's likely to be later in the year. We've got some new products and R&D projects underway which will further improve existing Marlin, Snapper & Coastal-Pro craft as well. New website, some competitions, HCGB cruise diary to be published - oh and BHC will once again be providing big laughs and hilarity, myself racing a Formula One hovercraft in the European Hovercraft race series (at my age I should know better but these things are kind of addictive you know!) So - lot's happening! make sure you subscribe to our newsletter to be kept up to date, and our Youtube channel for all things hovercraft-related!
It's fair to say I live and breathe hovercraft! Apart from running Flying Fish alongside my wife Emma, I'm also secretary of Hovercraft Manufacturers Association, Chairman of SE branch of Hovercraft Club of Great Britain (HCGB), and 'Cruising Director' for the HCGB (which frankly, sounds a bit weird.) I also race in the national championships and still thoroughly enjoy taking a hovercraft out for a spin on my favourite patch - the River Medway & Swale.
So it was with some interest that I stumbled across the Medway & Swale Boating Association (MSBA) a little while ago.
To paraphrase their aims (from their website) : "To promote and protect all waterborne sports and pastimes on the tidal Medway and Swale."
The hovercraft community has been using Medway and Swale for a very long time, why wouldn't we be part of the MSBA for the modest joining fee? If you've seen any of my videos from Hoverclub events, you'll understand why - it's very tidal, loads of mudflats and shallow water to explore - and an amazing history with Napoleonic forts and WWI shipwrecks to visit.
So I decided to join up on behalf of the Hovercraft Club of Great Britain. As I'm involved with organising club events 8-10 times a year, which usually launch into the Swale at the Long reach Ski Club, I felt it was important that our sport was represented within this new Organsiation.
Last night, along with Carl & Geoff, two of our growing list of active local enthusiasts, we went along to the Kent Boat & WaterSki club at Cuxton to see what it's all about. We were made very welcome and met loads of interesting folks who work and play on the Medway & Swale. The MSBA looks a very valuable resource and a great way of ensuring that the river is used responsibly - but that we water users don't see more of our rights diminish as a result of increasing legislation and the 'environmental takeover' of the seashores. It was an interesting meeting and I'm pleased the Hoverclub now has a representation on it.
One issue was the contents of some previous minutes which indicated that reports were being made to Peel Ports (the harbour authorities) of illegal hovercraft launches from Gillingham Strand. I had to question this as the minutes seemed to indicated that the MSBA agreed with these complaints. The feller who's made these reports is a member and has my respect for saying 'that was me' and explaining why he made these reports. Basically, his position is that as somebody who runs a business on the Medway, he's sick of seeing so many laws and rules flouted by water users and not being enforced. I can see that - if you're going to have rules, then enforce them. We explained that hovercraft are not PWC's - legally they are boats and the MCA categorises them as such and are therefore entirely legal to launch at Gillingham Strand. Further discussion centred on usage and speed limits - explaining that hovercraft create less wash at speeds over approx 8 knots which is the approximate speed where the hull is completely out of the water, resulting in no wash! In our experience, most harbour masters understand that and allow a small amount of leeway on the tightest speed limits - after all most speed limits are made largely to prevent dangerous wash in busy and confined moorings.
And one point to remember. In the UK, you have a common law right to navigate on tidal waters. Restrictions may be made, permissions may be required, but you do have that right and it cannot be removed with a byelaw. Just remember that if you are ever told otherwise.
Bearing in mind that there have been literally hundreds of launches and hovercraft operating in the areas, to the best of my knowledge there have been absolutely no accidents involving hovercraft, very few breakdowns or recoveries and to the best of my knowledge and no prosecutions or charges brought against owners.
Statistically, hovercraft are the safest means of passenger transport and its to my own personal delight that this amazing record also applies to the recreational hovercraft.
Hovercraft have considerable environmental advantages compared to other powered vessels.
Hovercraft do have a rep for being noisy but modern craft using small commercial spec air-cooled engines are around a quarter of the noise of earlier two-stroke models. The noise is directional in nature and due to the low frequency dies away very quickly. At 100m it is not any more intrusive than many other water vehicles.
One key point is that recreational hovercraft use tends to be 'get in and go' and are used in much the same manner as many people use a rib or small boat. Club events are usually organised so that the group travels to an objective. Our last four hovercraft club cruises this year covered 23/32/50 and 45 miles - we don't just go round and round in circles near the shore.
Being part of the Medway & Swale Boating Association looks to me like it will be a valuable and useful part of organising events and continuing the growth of the Hovercraft Club of Great Britain - and our thanks for allowing us to be part of it.
Medway & Swale Boating Association
Hovercraft Club of Great Britain
Flying Fish Hovercraft
Well, its that time of the year again!
Our new Cobra Formula 2 Hovercraft is pretty much ready, so we're off racing at Towcester Race Course, Northampton, in two weeks time. This time, we've dropped the stupidly-powerful-but-bloody-heavy GSXR600 engine in favour of a 440cc Snowmobile Engine from a 2007 Lynx MXZ Z440. Roughly 100bhp but 32kgs... should be quick but it'll take a lot of sorting out and setting up.
We'll also have the new Coastal-Pro there, so if you'd like tocome along and see it, you'll be very welcome.
Just to whet your appetite, here's a taster - our Cobra F2 racing from Prudhomat, France in 2013.
After some two years of negotiations with the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA), we have finally been given the formal confirmation in writing - that Ultralight Hovercraft (up to 500kgs) may engage in certain commercial activity without a requirement for coding/certification.
Not to be too crass about it - this means that using small hovercraft for paying work is now possible!
To clarify the situation, I've bullet-pointed the situation below.
Uses / Operations
Survey, inspection & maintenance.
Mud & Water Sampling
Standby & Support
Security & Patrol
Weed Spraying
Nature monitoring/bird counts etc
Any application not involving paying passengers.
Operating Areas & Restrictions
Intertidal Areas
Estuaries and Rivers
Tidal Mudflats
Saltings & Marshes
Up to 1/2 a mile from the shore (beyond catagorised waters)
Within 3 miles of a safe haven (obviously, 80% of beaches are a safe haven in a hovercraft!)
Daylight/favourable weather.
Hovercraft Specification
Less than 500kgs unladen weight.
Built in compliance with the Hovercraft Code of Practice (HCoP)
Certified to be compliant by manufacturer.
Maximum of four persons (no paying passengers)
Operator's Qualifications
RYA Powerboat 2 or equivalent (two day course/exam)
Valid From
June 19th 2014
Hovercraft Availability
The new Coastal-Pro is due for release in approximately 4 weeks and has been designed specifically for commercial applications and of course, to comply with the new HCoP.
We do still have a one off - the last of the current Coastal-Pro models available at a bargain price - so be quick if you're interested at £13,500.00+VAT!
This is a huge step forward for the industry and a fabulous opportunity for those who wish to be 'in at the beginning' and exploit the commercial opportunity it presents. There is genuinely now a viable, safe and cost effective solution to operations on mud flats, saltings, marshlands, beaches - with operating costs LOWER than equivalent conventional boats. Flying Fish have been very much at the forefront during the two years developing the HCoP and obviously we're delighted that it has finally been adopted by the MCA.
If you'd like a PDF copy of the HCoP, or wish to know more, please call or email Russ at Flying Fish.
Email : firstname.lastname@example.com
Telephone : 01304 619820
The Medway is a spectacular river for those interested in maritime history. Last weekend, we used small hovercraft to explore some of the more interesting sites. There's still lots to see in the tidal area leading right up to Allington Lock. Check back for more updates as we explore this fascinating intertidal world!
View the video on Youtube
www.flyingfishhovercraft.co.uk0044 (0)1304 619820
A pretty substantial road-trip last weekend, saw this Volantis Extreme III delivered to Cork in Southern Ireland - just in time for St Patricks Day (and some 6 Nations celebrations...grumble grumble!)
Fully specified with a 50bhp Rampage, LED lighting, complimenting chrome kit and two-tone metal-flake coachwork..,. this is a colour scheme we've never done before and will soon be seen exploring the southern coast of the Emerald Isle!
I'm pretty sure my toys weren't this much fun when I was a lad - a hoop - and a stick if I was lucky.
Anyway, three more Minnow Hovercraft leave us tomorrow for their lucky new owners. Enjoy yourself lads!
Yet again, parts of Britain find themselves underwater.
Now I know these are busy folks but really - if ever the hovercraft was to prove its worth, these flood conditions are what they were designed for. Able to easily travel over any depth of water, irrespective of the gate/log/sunken car/road sign inches below the surface - hovercraft are safer, faster and more use in flood conditions than any other vehicle. When we get enquiries from people wanting to buy hovercraft for a purpose better suited to a boat, I've always advised them to use a boat... hovercraft aren't 'magic' - they do have their limitations and in many environments, there are other amphibious vehicles that may be more suitable (who didn't love the 'Quadski' seen this week on Top Gear for instance!)
But this isn't one - this is hovercraft territory! To not exploit a great British invention at a time like this is madness.
In Australia in 2010, we helped out the SES (State Emergency Services) and they were 'wowed' by the capabilities of our small hovercraft (their own boat has caught its propeller on that gate post on Day One... result - no more boat!) and we ran round with medics, delivered insulin and provided transport through some terribly demanding conditions. It was an eye opener and our offer of help is made with that knowledge.
Look at this... What's more sensible, safer and quicker....
Or this? (Australia 2010)
So, come on folks - we have two craft equipped, on standby with experienced pilots - , ready to assist in flood relief operations.
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As of July 7, 2011, ShredStation Express has merged its business operations with Richter Mobile Shredding of Souderton, PA. This move will allow our clients to enjoy a larger service offering while experiencing the same excellent level of service and security as before. Richter Mobile Shredding, part of Richter Drafting and Office Supplies, is a family owned business located in Souderton PA.
New services include on-site mobile shredding (in addition to offsite destruction), a full line of office and drafting supplies, large format printing and custom business forms. Contact Al Richter at Richter Mobile Shredding today for more information. Phone 215-723-1694 – OR – 215-723-3900.
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Sublime - Live At House Of Blues California (April 1996)
Sublime is one of those bands that everybody and their mother can get down to. Here we see them about a month before the death of lead singer and frontman, Bradley Nowell (RIP). Some may say that this was Sublime at the peak of their game, and it makes you wonder what would have happened if Mr. Nowell didn't pass away at such a young age. They would probably still be making music today, and not with Rome. I saw Sublime with Rome once a few years back. Almost fell asleep waiting for 311 to come on.
As cool as this video is, it's not exactly the best audio recording. It's not bad, but it was clearly recorded on a handheld camera and remember, this was 1996, so it definitely cracks at points. Take it for what it is, though: Sublime live in 1996, the final year of their short reign. Full setlist below.
1. "Greatest Hits"
2. "All You Need"
3. "Get Ready"
4. "Pawn Shop"
5. "Wrong Way"
6. "Work That We Do"
7. "Saw Red"
8. "Minor Threat" (Minor Threat cover)
9. "Same in the End"
10. "Seed"
11. "Don't Push"
12. "Garden Grove"
13. "Right Back"
14. "New Thrash"
15. "KRS-One"
16. "Myage" (Descendents cover)
17. "Badfish"
18. "Scarlet Begonias" (Grateful Dead cover)
19. "Warning Sign" (Born Jamericans cover)
20. "I Love My Dog"
21. "Falling Idols"
22. "The Ballad of Johnny Butt"
23. "40 Oz. to Freedom"
24. "Smoke Two Joints" (The Toyes cover)
26. "We're Only Gonna Die" (Bad Religion cover)
27. "Let's Go Get Stoned"
28. "Hope"
29. "Jailhouse"
30 "5446 That's My Number / Ball and Chain"
31. "Date Rape"
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We're not telling porkies! The Ginger Pig is opening up its 7th location on Church Road 20 years since it all began.
Pig out on this delicious recipe for slow roasted pork belly.
Calling all the carnivores in the capital! Butcher-extraordinaires the Ginger Pig are opening up their 7th shop in Barnes, proving that they are bringing the best quality meat to London 20 years after opening their doors in Borough Market.
Having undergone a serious facelift, the new shop will be way more than your standard butchers, specialising in high welfare meat and poultry reared on the Ginger Pig's Yorkshire farms.
As well as their wonderful butchers counter, the new shop will also feature a Ginger Pig deli, where you can buy hot or cold products all made using the Ginger Pig's marvellous meat! Delicious hot snacks include their famous sausage rolls, deep filled meaty pies and some of the most luxurious scotch eggs you can get your hands on.
The new shop will be open seven days a week with expert butchers manning the helm at all times, and will collaborate with other fantastic shops in the area including Two Peas In A Pod (the amazing greengrocers) and The Real Cheese Shop for all your cheesy needs! Now that's nothing to oink at!
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I'm a freelance photographer who primarily photographs circle boat, drag boat and water ski racing but enjoys shooting anything in, on or near water.
I'm grateful for my family, friends and others who support me, provide opportunities and are part of the sheninigans.
I hope you enjoy my work.
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Differently Abled People's Congress
In order to support the differently abled population and to stand for their rights, congress party decided to bring together all the organization working for the rights of the differently Peoples across the state under one roof called Differently Abled people's Congress (DAPC). There are about 27 lakh differently abled people across the state and their socio-economic condition is appalling. Though 8% of our population is disabled, Past governments, political parties and NGOs have not been able to address their problems as such. DAPC was formed on 21st January 2010 at Indirabhavan. Thalekkunnil Basheer, KPCC Vice-President, is in charge of this cell and kottamom Vimal Kumar is the state president of DAPC.


text: I think this is my favorite picture of the whole trip. Look at the horse head in the corner of the tablature. And those triglyphs must be 2 feet tall. It's just a specatular building no matter how you look at it. Athenians must have felt incredibly superior when they looked up and saw that achievement in building towering over them.


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Seasons Greetings from GrainGrowers
2016 was a bumper year for most of our growers across Australia and as we edge towards a potential record crop it's a good time to reflect on the year that was.
Many of us did not expect such a strong finish to the year, with a late seasonal start then heavy flooding across eastern states, frost and hail curbing potential in our western states and disease hitting northern chickpeas in recent months. Such a large crop is truly a testament to each and every one of our innovative and progressive growers across the country.
While growers have been busy getting on with the job of producing this years' crop, the GrainGrowers team have been busy continuing to deliver important industry products and services on your behalf. Some of the key highlights are provided below, and I'd just like to recognise the efforts of everyone involved in the GrainGrowers family, from full-time staff through to our new members and everyone involved in between, to help make us the strong, prosperous organisation we are today. Your support and engagement throughout the year has made it another great one for our organisation.
As we look forward to the year ahead, GrainGrowers has already started planning for a range of new and exciting initiatives. Events such as Innovation Generation Local, to be held in Moree, will bring our events closer to the growers who continue to support us.
Ensuring a strong national footprint has been a concerted effort by GrainGrowers in recent years and that is why I am delighted to inform you of a recent appointment. At the recent meeting of the GrainGrowers Board, Mr Rod Birch was elected Deputy Chair of GrainGrowers.
Rod is well known across our Western Region. As a large-scale grain farmer near Coorow, Rod has helped drive some of the Australian grain industry's most successful industry bodies. Rod has been on GrainGrowers Board for a few years now and the position of Deputy Chair provides the organisation with the depth of talent and experience to continue to grow in 2017.
On behalf of the GrainGrowers Board, I would like to wish you and your family and friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2017.
Yours sincerely
John Eastburn
GrainGrowers Chair
A snapshot of GrainGrowers' efforts throughout 2016
1. National Policy and Innovation
As a key pillar of GrainGrowers' strategy, Policy and Innovation has been delivered through the representative structure of our National Policy Group. Progress was made on key policy matters such as increasing preferential market access for Australian grains through trade agreements, and driving industry innovation and improved accountability of levy expenditure through our role as dual Representative Organisation for the Grains Research and Development Corporation. Some of the many other policy issues we have championed on your behalf include: enhanced telecommunications, reduced freight costs, reduced red tape, more focussed innovation systems, ongoing access to chemicals and biotechnology, balanced taxation regime, improved standard grain contracts, and the ever contentious backpacker tax.
Hopefully many of you have had the chance to have a read some of our State of the Australian Grains Industry 2016 Report, which we released at the Australian Grains Industry Conference. The report explores many of the changing dynamics of our industry in recent years, highlighting the positive progress made by growers to expand and progress their businesses, while also recognising the importance of remaining focussed on international competitiveness and market demand factors.
2. Capability Building
Through our capability building portfolio we have seen the delivery of successful events and education across the nation, including International Tours, Australian Grain Farm Leaders Program, Innovation Generation, Australian University Crops Competition, and the newly developed Grains Innovation Tour.
3. Industry Engagement
Our ever dedicated regional team has been covering the breadth of our grain growing regions to work directly with you, as our members, to ensure we continue to deliver what is important to you. It's important that GrainGrowers continues to work closely with growers on the ground and our dedicated regional team have delivered some great initiatives.
One example worth mentioning is our partnership with NBNCo, where we delivered workshops across the nation to ensure growers are not missing out on the opportunity to leverage broadband services for their businesses and homes.
4. Commercial Services
Recognising the opportunities presented by digital agriculture, GrainGrowers has also overseen the ongoing development of the most cutting edge digital decision support tool in the Australian market - ProductionWise.
This year, the acquisition of PA Source has helped us deliver an Australian agdata breakthrough. For the first time, Australian growers will have the ability to use one online platform to access normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI) imagery in combination with powerful yield forecasting, weather analysis, farm planning, record keeping and crop adviser interaction services.
If you haven't had a look at ProductionWise for a while, I'd highly recommend it.


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Reflection on Alternative Assessments
Traditional and alternative assessments share some key elements, yet differ as well. All assessments, whether given as a test after a unit or alternative, should be measurable and be reliable and valid by having clear criteria to measure the learning targets. Traditional and alternative assessments generally differ in timing, feedback, student's involvement, and how the teacher uses the information though.
The time in which traditional assessments such as after the unit tests are designed to provide feedback is at the end of a unit only. There is also generally a time limit to complete this type of assessment as well. These are not true of alternative assessments. A KWL or pre-test can provide feedback before a lesson or unit. Nearly all alternative assessments can also provide ongoing feedback during the lesson or unit as well as after it is completed. Also, many alternative assessments do not have a time constraint to demonstrate understanding of content.
The feedback given from a traditional assessment is a letter or percentage grade, which does not tell the content that the student knows, only a measure of quantity of knowledge from a scale of nothing to everything. This feedback is used to tell the teacher and/or school whether or not to promote the student and how they fall in comparison to the other students. With alternative assessments the feedback can be used by all parties (teacher, student, parent, and school) to know how the student is doing with the content at a given time. If a student is not doing well this can be used as a learning opportunity rather than a brand of failure. Since there will usually be a variety of methods used when doing alternative assessments, there is also a wealth of different types of feedback available about the students' progress throughout the unit.
With traditional assessments, there is no student involvement in the process other than to take the test. With...
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Copenhagen Danish Restaurant
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Copenhagen Danish Restaurant And Bar
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Great food love the place!!!! Try the lamb shanks or the steak for dinner. Both are wonderful. For lunch try the potato leak soup, it is fantastic. Also try the Monte cristo sandwich, it is to die for.
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When you take the first glace at the restaurant it seems well decorated in a European style. You take a second glance then you'll think you took a wrong turn and ended up at a retirement community. For some reason this place attracts old folks, not like it's a problem. Their food is fairly adequate, if you don't mind Northern European food with little seasonings. It is the atmosphere that freaked me. The restaurant was quiet AS HELL. There were only a couple of occupied tables seated with old couples or groups that barely talked. An old guy who was either the owner or the ""manager"" (perhaps simply a waiter) acted as the host who was more interested in talking to their ""old customers"" than greeting his customers. When he took our orders he had no smile on his face, bore no patience to our irresolution and ACTUALLY said something like: 'Simply go for the burgers!' Gosh if you guys wanna survive in this country learn the American hospitality. My decision to pay a 15% tip would be something I'd regret for the rest of my live.
Really love the food. Expect a wait especially between 6:00 and 7:00.
There is a special dinner price that ends at 6:00. As long as you are at the restaurant by that time they will honor the price. That means that there are a lot of takers and rather a long wait to get a table. They usually do not take names and will seat you as soon as possible. I think that the food is worth the wait.
The mushroom soup is very good and the lamb shanks are also great. I did not care for the rice pudding -- but my husband loved it.
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We have been coming to this restaurant for years and highly recommend it. The service and food is excellent with unbeatable prices...
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A haven for the senior retired and all who desire a very good meal at a very reasonable price. The atmosphere is friendly and on the quiet side. A full bar and extensive menu welcome all comers!


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The Lethbridge Curling Club
Facilities & History
The Lethbridge Curling Club features a full Restaurant and Lounge.
Open & Co-Ed Leagues
Specialty Leagues
Youth Leagues
League Registration begins August 28th for returning teams.
The Lethbridge Curling Club is in a new facility this year - join us for one of our many Bonspiels throughout the year!
Look here for our summer hours
The Lethbridge Curling Club carries the largest selections of curling equipment in southern Alberta. We stock shoes, pants, brooms etc from all of the major curling suppliers and if we don't have the item you need in stock, we can special order it for you at no extra charge!
Our prices are very competitive and all profits from our pro shop stay in the club, so by purchasing from our Pro Shop you are helping your club.


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How corrupt is boxing? No alphabet-soup sanctioning organization recognizes the lineal middleweight champion as its titlist.
The Mexico City-based WBC forced Saul "Canelo" Alvarez to vacate his middleweight belt yesterday. The sanctioning organization imposed a negotiating deadline on a potential Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin fight. That deadline came less than three weeks after Alvarez knocked Amir Khan into unconsciousness. The Golovkin fight makes sense. The deadline doesn't. So, in the bizarre world of boxing, where nothing makes sense, we get the deadline stripping the legitimate champion of his belt but not, at least so far, the fight everyone wants to see.
Triple-G won Canelo's belt in a boardroom rather than a boxing ring. They treat championships with more respect in the WWE.
The heavy-handed Mexican issued this statement:
After much consideration, today, I instructed my team at Golden Boy Promotions to continue negotiating a fight with Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin and to finalize a deal as quickly as possible. I also informed the WBC that I will vacate its title. For the entirety of my career, I have taken the fights that no one wanted because I fear no man. Never has that been more true than today. I will fight 'GGG,' and I will beat 'GGG' but I will not be forced into the ring by artificial deadlines. I am hopeful that by putting aside this ticking clock, the two teams can now negotiate this fight, and 'GGG' and I can get in the ring as soon as possible and give the fans the fight they want to see.
Alvarez beat the man who beat the man who beat the man. He defeated Miguel Cotto, who defeated Sergio Martinez, who defeated Kelly Pavlik. He owns the title once boasted by Bernard Hopkins, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, and Carlos Monzon. Currently, he just doesn't own a belt (and needn't pay the extortionate sanctioning fees associated with that belt). That's messed up, particularly given the fact that he just defended the belt earlier this month and expressed an eagerness to fight Golovkin. Why wouldn't he? It's the biggest money fight in a post-Mayweather boxing ring.
With Mayweather and Pacquiao retired, Alvarez now reigns as money champion of boxing. Bookies should favor the undefeated Golovkin when setting the odds. The promoters should not favor him when divvying up the purse. Golovkin may mean "knockout" in Kazakh. Alvarez means box office in every language.
"There is no denying that Canelo is the biggest star in the sport of boxing," Oscar De La Hoya, speaking Truth rather than Promoter here, explains. "He is eager to get in the ring with 'GGG' to show the world that he is also the best pound for pound fighter in the sport, but we won't negotiate under a forced deadline. Now that the WBC title is off the table, I am hopeful that 'GGG' and his promoter K2 Promotions will come to the table in good faith and get this deal done."


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Henry Aldred died 1940's Essex England
My great grandfather was Henry Aldred. He married Elizabeth & they had Cecil,Martha(died at 13),Ruby,Win & Wally.All are now deceased & my line appears to be the only one with boys although I have no information on my Grandfathers brothers ,sisters or parents. The family lived in Purfleet,Essex ,England. Do you have any information that may help?
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THE POLL Team S is called for a foot fault, and Team R is called for illegal alignment at the same time. What is the correct call? Positional fault on Team R. Team S gets the point. (3%) Foot fault on Team S. Team R gets the point. (69%) Double fault. Replay. (28%) DAVE SPENCER […]Read More | No Comments
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Professor Ole Nørregaard Jensen:
|Professor Ole Nørregaard Jensen
University of Southern Denmark
Professor Ole Nørregaard Jensen provides a state-of-the-art proteomics platform for this NCoE project. His research is focused on the development of highly sensitive mass spectrometry based technology for protein identification, characterization and quantitation, and proteome wide analysis of post-translational modifications (PTMs). Several sensitive and specific affinity-enrichment methods for quantitative phosphoproteomics studies of cellular signal transduction were developed in the Jensen group. The Protein Research group recently embarked on the proteomic analysis human muscle mitochondria and human beta-cells in the context of diabetes and the metabolic syndrome.
Ole N. Jensen participates in the EU Marie-Curie Research Training Network 'DNA Enzymes' (9 partners) and is part of the Danish National Research Foundations Center-of-excellence in Epigenetics. The Protein Research Group participates in several other EU projects and a HFSP project in the areas of aging and neurobiology.
Role in NCoE MitoHealth:
- Investigation of the effects on lipids on the mitochondrial proteome and on phosphorylation mediated signaling in mitochondria.
- Providing a proteomics platform for partner projects within the NCoE.
- Education and training of researchers in biological mass spectrometry and related proteomics technologies
Technologies :
Mass spectrometry platforms, including several MALDI MS/MS and ESI MS/MS instruments. The newest acquisitions include a Thermo LTQ-Orbitrap MS/MS instrument, a Waters Synapt IMS-MS/MS instrument and an Agilent iontrap ETD MS/MS system. In addition, several QTOF and TOF-TOF instruments are available. Chromatography and electrophoresis equipment for protein and peptide separations is used in conjunction with mass spectrometry for detailed characterization of proteins. Hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HX-MS) and surface plasmon resonance analysis (Biacore) is applied to the study of protein-protein and protein-ligand interactions. Laser microcapture dissection equipment was recently installed for preparation of tissue samples for proteomic analysis. Bioinformatics tools are developed and applied to the study and interpretation of complex proteomics datasets.
Protein Research Group: www.protein.sdu.dk
Centre for Epigenetics: www.epigenetics.dk
DNA-Enzymes: https://genesilico.pl/DNAenzymes/


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By�Sanjib KR BaruahIn a tactic that many multi-cultural countries can draw a lesson from, ulemas (Islamic theologists) and imams (those who lead Friday prayers) are emerging as key people in countering the forces of terror in Bangladesh. The move was decided in a special meeting of the country�s Cabinet Committee on Law and Order on July 10, just nine days after the Gulshan attack in which 29 people were killed.
Several prominent ulemas wanted action against the Mumbai-based Islamic televangelist Zakir Naik much before the July 1 Gulshan attack, said Bangladesh�s information minister Hasanul Haq Inu, who is here on a six-day visit.
�In the last year, ulemas came up with written complaints against Naik. We are examining it. We think his teachings, in certain cases are not in compliance with the Quran or Hadith. So, that is creating confusion,� Mr Inu said.
Acting over reports of large-scale radicalisation, the Gulshan attack and over 43 attacks on thinkers, gay activists, bloggers and practicing Sufis, Bangladesh has embarked on a major plan to de-radicalise and swoop down on the forces of terror.
Besides setting up and operationalising anti-terror public resistance committees comprising community policemen, civilians, political representatives etc, at the police Thana levels all across Bangladesh at a blitzkrieg pace, Friday sermons across the 2,50,000 mosques across the country are being monitored by the imams themselves.
They have also been asked to impart the positive preachings in line with real Islamic ideology, which denounces terrorism and extremism. More than one lakh imams have also signed on a pledge document denouncing terrorism and have volunteered to keep an eye on suspicious activities.
The visiting minister reiterated that Bangladesh�s brand of Islam was unique and different from what is being preached in other Muslim countries. �There are two bombs in our region. The poverty bomb and the communal bomb. They have to be defused fast.�
Inu, who fought in the 1971 Liberation War as a Mukti Bahini guerrilla, blamed the growth of terror forces in his country on Pakistan and its legacy.
�Terrorism in Bangladesh has a legacy and that legacy is the 1971 liberation war. Here Jamat-e-Islami, a party using Islam, was a corroborator with Pakistani aggressive force,� he said adding terrorism in Bangladeshi has its roots in Jamat-i-Islami and Pakistan�s ISI.
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KOB.com Web Staff
September 27, 2017 06:21 AM
MILAN, N.M. -- Police in a Cibola County village say they arrested a school teacher and amateur coach with criminal sexual penetration of a minor.
According to the criminal complaint, Trujillo is accused of having sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl.
The AAU basketball coach, 23-year-old Marika Trujillo, faces one first-degree charge after Milan officers arrested her, the police department announced Monday afternoon. Police did not say when the alleged incident occurred, but Police Chief Pat Salazar said it happened in Milan.
The department said Trujillo is a teacher at Laguna School. Trujillo was also crowned Miss Indian University of New Mexico last year.
She is jailed at the Cibola County Detention Center in Grants. If convicted Trujillo could face up to 18 years in prison.
No other information was immediately available.
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A lot of prayers of supplication involve asking for material things or for earthly events. This is only natural since this is where we're at and we interact with a physical, tangible world. However, as much as we need God to provide so that we have food, shelter, and the other physical things, there are some spiritual things that are of far greater value. That's why Paul didn't pray for physical things for the church in Ephesus. Rather, he prayed for spiritual things:
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might – Ephesians 1:17-19, ESV
This is what Paul prayed for:
- that the Ephesians would receive the Spirit of wisdom
- that they would receive the revelation in the knowledge of God
- that the eyes of their hearts would be enlightened
- that all of this would happen so they would understand the hope they had in Christ
- that they would know how awesome a believer's glorious inheritance is
- that they would understand God's great power working on the behalf of those who believe
There was nothing there about food or shelter or a job or safety or anything of that sort. While those things are important, what Paul was focusing on was more important to the believer. Now one of the things that catches my attention is that Paul prayed that they would receive the Spirit of wisdom and the revelation in the knowledge of God. They should already have those things as believers, right? They did. However, Paul still asked for those things. Why?
Simply because he desired that they would continue to grow in their knowledge and wisdom of God, that their hearts would continue to be changed to be more like God. I was reading an article about a professional wide receiver entering into his third year. His teammates indicate that he's so much better now than he was even last year at this time. They don't talk about his physical traits being better, but rather his knowledge and understanding of the position of the game. This is a guy who has played football all his life. However, there's a marked difference in performance levels for a wide receiver between the pros and everything else. Most of us would read a story like that and go, "That makes sense. He's getting more football savvy." The same is true with respect to our knowledge of God and our relationship with Him. We should be growing in both over time.
That's why Paul prayed the way he did. Food, shelter, the ability to earn a living, and other needs based prayers are important. Paul surely knew that. However, he was focusing on what was most important. He was asking God on their behalf to grow their knowledge and wisdom of our Lord, to open their hearts to be like His, and to give them a taste of what they had in God, both in inheritance and in His power. When we pray, we should pray for these most important things in our own lives and in the lives of believers we know. We should ask urgently for these spiritual blessings. Let's cover the other needs, too, but not neglect our spiritual need to grow in Him.


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ISTANBUL, May 13 (Reuters) - Two Turkish journalists freed after two months' captivity in Syria told on Sunday how they were held in a tiny, underground cell by gunmen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad with guns pointed at their heads, fearing they would be killed.
Reporter Adem Ozkose and cameraman Hamit Coskun thanked Iran and Turkish officials for securing their release.
Ozkose, a reporter with Milat, a small Islamic-leaning newspaper, said neither were tortured, but: "Being in a tiny cell for days on your own, a gun being pointed at your head is torture anyway. For the first 10-11 days after being kidnapped we feared death constantly."
The pair arrived in Istanbul on Sunday, having been taken to Tehran after their release on Saturday. Iranian officials had helped persuade their captors to let them go, demonstrating Tehran's influence with its ally Syria.
Assad lost Turkey's friendship when he ignored Ankara's calls to halt a crackdown on pro-democracy protests that began 14 months ago. Iran and Syria, both isolated by the West, have stuck by each other.
"We had difficult days, for example when I was taken to solitary confinement I didn't know if Adem was alive. didn't eat for six days, then I heard Adem reading the Koran in a loud voice and I started eating then," Coskun told a news conference.
The pair were captured days after crossing the border into the northwest Syrian province of Idlib to report as Assad's forces launched an offensive in the region.
"Assad supporters blocked roads and kidnapped people, we were stuck in a group of 60-70 shabbiha soldiers," Ozkose said, referring to the pro-Assad militia.
"They blindfolded and handcuffed us ... and took us to a place underground. The dimensions of the cell we stayed in was 1 metre by 2 metres. We slept on the floor, they had given us blankets," Ozkose said.
Ozkose said he drew strength from reading the Koran and recounted how, shortly after he had read the final page, Bulent Yildrim, chairman of the IHH, a Turkish Islamic relief agency, appeared to help negotiate their release.
" finished reading it and 15 minutes after I had finished the last page, Bulent Yildirim arrived, an interesting coincidence for me," Ozkose said. "The Koran verses surrounded me with something like a protective shield."
A week later they were freed, Ozkose said. (Reporting by Ece Toksabay; Writing by Simon Cameron-Moore; Editing by Janet Lawrence)


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1. To Kick The Nerves //
Michael and I had about 180 guests at our wedding and just thinking about that number would make me overwhelmed. One of the hugest reasons why we chose a first look was because our anxieties would fade away and our nerves would be no longer. For me, Michael is the only person who is able to calm me down, so I knew that whether I was nervous on our day or not that he would make me feel comfortable.
2. To Enjoy An Intimate Moment //
First looks are completely dreamy and create such a sense of closeness. I knew that spending a few moments with my husband-to-be would be intimate and special, before the crazy rest of the day began. When the reception begins, you won't really get a chance to be just the two of you, as everyone will want to talk and spend time with you both.
3. It's When We Looked Our Best //
Let's be real, once the wedding celebration is in full swing, you can begin to sweat from dancing and your makeup can fade a bit. And no, you won't be touching your makeup up as often as you'd think, because the day completely flies by. Trust me, I know. A first look is typically taken shortly after getting ready and dressed in your wedding attire, which is prime for getting photos taken since you're all fresh for the day.
4. To Have A Second Photo Location //
Michael and I were able to do our first look at the spot where we got engaged, which was extremely important to us. This spot happened to be about 35 minutes away from the venue, though. Luckily, we got married on a Friday and had the entire day to plan for. Since our wedding venue was full of greenery, it was really great that we got to have photos taken by the water, as well. It really helped make our photos have an overall special and unique feel and look to them.
5. To Take Bridal Party Photos Before The Ceremony //
Tying into having a second photo location and extra photos of just us, having a first look also opened up the opportunity to take bridal party photos before the ceremony. It meant so much to us to have our bridal party catching a glimpse of our first look from afar as they were cheering us on. It was so sweet! Getting our bridal party photos done before the rest of the day helped us be able to focus on just family photos after the ceremony, as well as more of us as husband and wife.
6. To Have Quick Turnaround From Ceremony To Reception //
As I have already mentioned, having the bridal party photos and a good portion of our husband and wife portraits already done after the first look really helped to free up time after the ceremony. Since our ceremony was at 6:00 pm on a Friday evening, it was important to us to get our guests dinner as soon as possible. Thankfully, our ceremony and reception were at the same location! We only had an hour long cocktail hour before dinner, which meant only an hour for family photos and more photos of us. It was a little tight, but having photos taken after the first look really helped make the quick turnaround worth it.
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Joe Cabaleiro, RPh, most recently Executive Director at the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board (PCAB), has joined Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) as Associate Director, Pharmacy. "We are thrilled that someone of Joe Cabaleiro's stature in the industry is able to join us," said ACHC CEO, José Domingos. "The perspective and vision Joe brings, not only within the realm of compounding but across all of our pharmacy business lines, will position us to serve our pharmacy providers with an even greater sensitivity to the dynamics of those respective market segments."
Cabaleiro was one of the first employees at PCAB, having served as its Director of Standards Interpretation for five years before being named Executive Director in 2011. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Cabaleiro has been a Surveyor for The Joint Commission, owned his own compounding pharmacy, worked as a consultant in the infusion industry, and published numerous articles on compounding. Cabaleiro also served as PCAB's representative on the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) Council of the Convention. USP is the organization that sets standards for the identity, strength, quality, and purity of medicines, food ingredients, and dietary supplements manufactured, distributed and consumed worldwide.
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This was the 4th challenge of this year and I'm so excited about my results.
I had to write 3.000 words every day for 30 days, except the last 7 days when the challenge should've doubled and write 6.000 words.
Would've been a total of 111.000 words. Quite crazy, right?
Let's Check My Results
I think I wrote around 60.000 words. How did it happen?
Days 1-17: 3.000 words every day
Days 18-19: break
Day 20: 2.000 words and finished the book
Well, there are 53.000 words. Why did I stop and what happened on the other days?
First of all, I achieved my goal of writing a book. I thought I would've written more, but I guess 53.000 words are enough.
Between the 21st and 30th days, I've written something else, but not as important.
Also, I've written 6 more articles and started an eBook (it's already at 3.000 words from 6-7k).
But there's one exception. I've done something valuable after I finished the book – I've started working on a crowdfunding campaign. It will be launched between 7th and 10th days of this month, so stay put.
Am I happy with my results?
Hell yeah!
Though I haven't written every day, I managed to write a book in less than 20 days and start other projects that I'm really excited about.
My Thoughts' Timeline
I've taken some notes and shared some thoughts with some friends.
Here's my thoughts' timeline for the first 20 days of this challenge.
Day 1
Today I've started the challenge where I have to write 3.000 words every day. Today I've written them in two hours. Fuck yeah!
Day 2
Another 3.000 words written today also. And it took me 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Yesterday I experienced the writer's block at 2.000 words. Today at 1.500. I experience it when I don't know what to write anymore – having in mind that when I start writing I already know what to write.
The interesting part is related to the value of what I'm writing. After experiencing the writer's block and overcoming it, the information is more valuable. Man, my subconscious is really doing well.
Day 3
Another 3.000 words – this time the fastest. 1 hour and 40 minutes without experiencing any block.
I've just realized that I could write more daily. I won't focus more on the book, but shift my attention to some articles.
Day 4
When you wake up at 6:30 in the morning to start writing and you realize you're usually sleeping at that hour.
Another 3.000 words finished.
Day 5
This was a morning with a huge lack of energy. Nevertheless, I've written 3250 words for the book.
Day 6
I don't have any moooore energy for wriiitiiinnggg! :))
Today I've taken 2-3 breaks so I can generate new ideas. After 6 days of writing, I have 18.000 words written.
"Shift To Passion" has somewhere around 25.000 words and it took me 2 months to write it. I find it funny.
*Shift To Passion is a book that I wrote last year and in a few days will be published on Amazon.
Day 7
Another 3.000 words.
From today's text, I've chosen to share with you a little piece.
"Unwanted given help generates undesirable changes. Helping others means changing them. If others are looking for help (or to change) they will find it (either at me or at somebody else)."
Day 8
Yes, I'm still writing. I've taken a little break at 1.500 words.
Day 9
I've experienced so much the writer's block these days, it should've been sick of me.
*I wrote an article about the techniques I used to overcome the writer's block. Check it here: [HOW-TO] Overcome the Writer's Block and Work Efficiently
Day 11
In 11 days, 33.000 words.
Here's a little sample of today's content.
"The word 'hate' is used as the most powerful negative word and it's associated with a negative emotion. We use it because it's handy.
It's easier to say you hate someone or something instead of realizing what's the feeling you have towards someone or something."
Day 14
I'm in the middle of this month challenge. My word doc is showing me some statistics.
Day: 14
Pages: 141
Words: 41,930
Paragraphs: 2,211
Lines: 4,183
Day 20
After 20 days of writing (except days 18 and 19) I've finished the book.
I've written what I had to write. There are 53.000 words. It feels weird – it was too easy.
So, that's all regarding my book.
I'll have to translate it and give it to a friend to proofread it. But having in mind that I've started working on this crowdfunding project, I think it will be ready (hopefully) by the end of this year.
Also, if you expected to find more about my writing process, there's none. Only the thoughts I just shared with you. I remember sitting down at my desk and writing. That's all.
What About My Monthly Challenges?
Well, I've noticed something.
If my challenge is related to a major goal, after achieving the goal I'm not as focused as I should be on the challenge.
It happened with reading books and it happened this month again, with writing. Simply because I had only one major goal, after achieving it I lost focus.
So, from now on I'll set two or three major goals inside a challenge so I can focus on it until the last day.
If you want to check its introduction, here's a link: http://davidtheoptimist.com/resources/introduction_first_draft_new_book_2017.pdf
What's Next?
May is the month when I'll meet strangers.
I'll simply go outside and approach strangers. I expect to become better at talking to humans I don't know. Also, two major goals related to May's challenge are these: an eBook and the crowdfunding project I mentioned a few times here.
If you want to check my whole list of challenges for 2017, click here.
If you've found this article helpful, please share it with your friends on social media platforms. As well, if you have any questions or thoughts that you want to share with me, please do it in the comments section below.
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